In case you haven’t seen it yet, there’s a new trailer out for Dragon Quest IX: Protectors of the Starry Sky. The game is hitting Japanese store shelves on July 11 (it’s sure to cause lots of missed work, and maybe a street riot or two), with an OST release coming August 5.
Until now, we had heard precious little from the game’s audio: mostly just the “Overture.” But now there’s plenty more to listen to. So suck up the game’s audio, and visuals, and gameplay elments, in this sweet seven minute trailer. Thanks to our friends at Destructoid for the heads-up.
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Well, first of all, I don’t think lots of work will be missed on July 11th. It’s a Saturday! Isn’t there something written in Japanese law that states a Dragon Quest game can’t be released during a weekend?
And secondly, Sugiyama, what the hell happened? This battle theme is awful in comparison to the one in Dragon Quest VIII. Just awful.
I mean…weekday
I really hate watching trailers for games that I’m interested in. I was SO excited about DQVIII, so was naturally really into this. But it doesn’t look that great.
Oh how I love “Overture.” I agree with Don though, not the most interesting battle music, and even the overworld sounds… uninspired. Strange electro approach to the battle theme. Dig the town theme towards the end, though. Huh, mixed bag. I’ll look forward to the Symphonic Suite album.
DQIX is being sold everywhere in Japan. And I do mean everywhere. Even regular convenience stores like 7-11 have monitor stands for it.